Thy Will Be Done on Earth, Reflecting on Romans 8:18-25

One of my favorite commentaries is The People's New Testament Commentary, by M. Eugene Boring and Fred B. Craddock. Here's what they say about this passage in Romans:

• God is concerned with saving not only individuals but with all of creation.
• Sin also is concerned with the individual and with all creation.
  
• The evil we are experiencing is not the last word.
• Through the Spirit, we have a foretaste of what God's new world will be like.
• Hope is not just a wish; hope is confidence.